Hanger



Patented den.. i6, 1921i.

UNITED STATES CHARLES A. MEUNIER, OF GREAT NECK, YORK.

HANGER.

Application filed May 6, 1922. Serial No. 558,878.

Be it known that l.y (limones Si.. Mannini@ a citizen ot the United titides. and resident oit (treat Neck. Long island, in the county ot Nassau and bitae ot New crit. have invented a new and .improved Hanger, ot which the following is a lull, clear, and exact description.

My invention relate:v to a futter hanger.y and aiuis to provide certain new and useful improvements in connection with a dei ice ot this character.

It is an object oi'f the present invention to provide :l ruiter hanger which may be constructed oi' copper or any1 other suitable metal`r and nhit-h hanger will incorporate sufficient rigidityv to withstand any strains to which it is subjected without having its` body distorted.

It is a further object oi' the present invention to provide an extremely simple lorm ot connection between the strap and hanger which will incorporate absolute rigidity although the connection naaf,v be established b v ineens oit a minimum amount of labor.

A still further object olf this invention that ot' providing a device ot' the type stated which may pierce the body ot the gutter to which it is associated as in conventional construction.y but in which this piercing,l may be effected without any distortion of thix parts contrary to conventional constrnctimu in which these parts buckle duringv thisv op eration.

Still another object otI this invention is that ot' providing a hanger incorporating the features aforementioned which will also serve to support the gutter in such a inanner as to preclude anv danger ot the latter becoming detached i'rotn the body ot the former.

lilith these and further oliiects in mind mi' invention includes csscntialliV :i hanger ooniprif-1ingr a body n'liir'ii enigngrs the gutter adiaicni its ends tinfrilwr with a strap l'or supporting` the body oi' the lnlngj'ei'.

lin the attached sheet oi drawings one practical embodiment ot injv invention has been shown, and in these drawings it will be seen that:

Figure l is a sectional side view ot a conventional type ot gutter and showingf in v improved hanger in association therewith.

Figure 2 is a plan view taken along the line 2 2 and in the direction of the arrows illustrated in Figure l.

li'igure L is au enlarged sectional transverse view taken along the line 3--3 and in the direction ot the arrows illustrated in Figure l.

Figure l is a further enlarged sectional view taken alongr the line 'fl-l and in the direction of the arrows indicated in Figure 2, and i Figure 5 is a perspective view ot a detail of construction showingy the parts oi' the hanger prior to its application to the gutter.

ln these views it will be seen that the reterence numeral l() vindicates the gutter proper havingr one oi its side edges headed as at il.y in accordance with conventional construction, the said ruiter being support ed by niv improved type ot hanger which is in turn suspended by the strap li.

It will be noted that this hanger convenientli)r includes a body i3 extending transversely to the hodvT ot' the gutter and has its ends bent as at llf` so as to incorporate rigidity. The bodyv of the hanger is 'fue ther extended beyond its bent portions, and terminates at one of its ends in a hook l51 adapted to encircle the bead ll of the gutter ifi. The opposite end ot the hanger is fur ther heut upwardly :is at '16 to extend parallel to the inner tace oil the gutter l0. ontwardhiT at. li' to bridge over the upper hier ot the :1i-aine. don'nrtzirdlv :is :it iH to me tend flush an iind' thi` ouor "are ot the gutter. and inivarc'llv in the forni oi' :1 spike l5) which latter portion is adapted to project through tht` gutter.

Vith respert to this last described construction it will be noted that the spike lt) or inwardliiY extending portion is adapted to project in its` final positioin through :in opening:l Ql in the upwardlyY extending' portion i6. Thus assaulting that the hook l5 is applied to thc bead ll. and the opposite rml oiE tho haiojor ha.` its parte: dispose-:l in the position shown in Figure 51 that the edge ot the lutter may he inserted into die sparo existing' between the upwardlyv extendini;r portion iii. and downwardl)y extendirrr portion 1.9 ot the hanger bodv. Subsequent to the positioi'iing of these parte` the application ot proper tools to the saine will canse the spike or inwardly extending portion lil to pierce the body of the` gutter adjacent the edge of the same. However the outer tace et the upwardl)v extending portion 1G will :ict as an anvil during -the operation ot the parts. Thus contrary to Conventional oonstruction in which the gutter is not supported during"r the pierein.;r oiE the same. and due to whii-h artion the liody becomes distorted, it will be appreeiated that hy means oi: my improred ronstrnrtion the gutter hody properly held to prevent any bending of the salue adjarellt. the point :it Whieh it is pierred, and after the parts have been brought to their iinai position. i. e.. the position shown in Figures l.y 2 and 4, the inwardly turned 'portion or :spike 1li of the hanger will rest upon the upper tace of the hody lil so that no detachment of the hanger from the gutter ean oeenr without deliherately loreing the upwardly and downwardly extending portions 1G and i8 respectively, apart.

Now with a View ot' providing a rigid ronnertion between the strap and the hanger. which connection may he estabA lished hy means of the expeiiditure of a minimum amount ol' lahor.` it will he noted that the hody of the strap is turned. as ai il, so that the hody of the saine lies ilush against the liody lil of the hanger. Attention l'ieingl.r particularly invited to Figures l and 2%, it will he noted that the end oi' the strap. however, is lient at right angles to its body as at 2Q, the upper face oi this latter portion bearing against and heingf in intimate Contact With the lower edge oi" the hody 13. and a rivet or other suitable liastening member Q3 is now passed through the strap 1Q. and the body i3 to retain the same in applied position 1with respect to each other.

Thus incident to this eonnewtion which may he produced at a relatively nominal figure. it will he understood that any movement ol' the hanger either transversely or longitudinally ot' the strap precluded.y first inrident lo the engagement hetween the tare ol' the hang-rr and the tare oi the simpl, und :.:wondly hy virtue oi' the engagement existing` hetu'eeo the end :2:2 oi the strap and the edge o" the hanger. thus providinglr an extremely simple i'orln oi` eouneetion by means oi uhirh the results desired are achieved.

Thus it will he appreeiated that all of the ohjerts oi this iin'entionhave heen aeeoniplished. and it will further he understood that numerous moditirations oi' structure might readily he resorted to without in the leas departing lroni the seope ot' my claims; which arel. A\ gutter hanteer inelnding in rouille nation a liody adapted to he attaohed to a gutter. a strap for suspending said body, said strap iinellulin;l a liodv having its face llush agaiazv-it the lsaniner hody.y the end oF said strap lining heut to engage the edleje of said hangfer hody. and means extending itu-:nigh said strap and hanger for retaining the same in this position.

2. A gut-ter hanger int-hidingr a hanger body adapted to .support :i flutter. a strap twisted to have one of its lower end portions lie, flush against the body ot said hange' and lient at the lower end of said end portion lo provide an extension substantially at right angles to .said end portion. and means extending' through said strap and lninger hody for retaining the parts in intimate contart with the upper face of said extension engaging the lower edge oi' said hanger body.

HARLES A. MEUNUCR. 

